Dhikr Ism Kull Sahabi Mimman La Akh Lahu Yuwafiq Ismuhu lil-Azdi
- Author died
- 374 AH
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- Dār Ibn Ḥazm
Dhikr Ism Kull Sahabi Mimman La Akh Lahu Yuwafiq Ismuhu (Arabic: ذكر اسم كل صحابي روى عن رسول الله ﷺ أمرًا أو نهيًا ومن بعده من التابعين وغيرهم ممن لا أخ له يوافق اسمه من نقلة الحديث من جميع الأمصار, lit. 'Mention of the Name of Every Companion Who Narrated a Command or Prohibition from the Messenger of God ﷺ, and the Successors and Others After Him Among the Transmitters of Hadith from All Regions Who Had No Brother Sharing His Name') is a specialized biographical dictionary of hadith transmitters by the Iraqi hadith scholar Abu al-Fath al-Azdi (d. 374 AH / 984 CE; also recorded as 367 AH) .
Subject Matter and Scope
The work belongs to the genre of rijāl literature focused on rare and singular names (al-asmāʾ al-mufradah). It aims to document Companions who related legal injunctions—commands or prohibitions—from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, as well as subsequent generations of Successors (tābiʿūn) and later hadith transmitters across various Islamic lands who were the sole individuals among their siblings to bear their specific names . Later hadith scholars and biographical compilations frequently cited al-Azdi's entries to verify the identity, generational tier, and singular nomenclature of rare narrators .
Structure and Method
Al-Azdi arranged the biographical notices alphabetically (ḥurūf al-muʿjam), organizing entries under letter-based chapter headings (such as bāb al-bāʾ, bāb al-tāʾ, and bāb al-thāʾ) . He noted in his introduction that he adopted this arrangement to facilitate quick reference, underscoring the daunting complexity of undertaking such a catalog given the vast number of hadith authorities and their names .
Each biographical entry is typically concise: al-Azdi lists the transmitter's name, lineage, regional affiliation, and generational standing, frequently affirming the absence of a brother sharing the name (lā akh lahu) . He also records their primary teachers and students, occasionally citing representative hadiths with full chains of transmission (isnāds) or adding brief evaluative remarks on their reliability .
Manuscripts and Publication
Manuscript copies of the treatise are preserved in Istanbul, including MS Topkapi Sarayi (Ahmad III 2969/5, copied in 628 AH) and MS Laleli (3729/8, copied in 733 AH) .
The work was edited by Abu Shahid Diya' al-Hasan Muhammad al-Salafi, reviewed by Nizam Ya'qubi, and published in a single volume by Dar Ibn Hazm in Beirut (1998 CE / 1419 AH) as part of the Dafāʾin al-Khazāʾin series from Nizam Ya'qubi's private library .
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